When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
2
8690 S Vincennes Ave (9 min walk) · 855 W 87th St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8500 S Normal Ave alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning88 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8500 S Normal Ave — 88, 4 min walk N
City sticker checks43 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8700 S Normal Ave — 43, 1 min walk S
Plate checks3,089 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8600 S Lowe Ave — 189, 4 min walk W
- 9000 S Wallace St — 156, 9 min walk S
- 8500 S Parnell Ave — 141, 4 min walk N
- 8900 S Eggleston Ave — 139, 7 min walk S
- 8900 S Lowe Ave — 124, 7 min walk SW
Other enforcement236 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 200 W 87th St — 153, 6 min walk E
- 100 W 87th St — 83, 9 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 19. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓City sticker & platesA missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
✓The tickets you still getContested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
✓What it costsThe average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.